Process for determing the orbital position of satellites in LEO networks

摘要

The orbital position detection method provides the exact position of each satellite within a ring constellation by determining the position of a master satellite in bidirectional communication with a ground station, using an on-board processor, with subsequent calculation of the orbit positions of the remaining satellites in the formation. At least 2 satellite formations have at least one common satellite providing an interruption-free link between the master satellites for transfer of data for calculation of the orbital positions.